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9/17/13
8th Grade Language Arts
Agenda:
1. Independent Reading
2. Writing Workshop
3. Literature- The Outsiders
Assignments:
-Questions for Memoirists/Memoir
worthy experiences (TH)
- Vocab Writing (F)
-comment to 2 students'
responses (F)

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“Why write a memoir? It means the world becomes yours. If
you don‛t do it, it drifts away and takes a whole piece of
yourself with it, like an amputation. To attack it and attack it
and get it under control- it‛s like taking possession of your life,
isn‛t it?”
-Ted Hughes

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Moving in with my mom
The summer between my seventh grade and eighth grade year I moved out of my dad’s house and into my mom’s.
It was a difficult thing to do, but my mom and I had been talking about it for some me. She moved closer to my dad’s
house so that I wouldn’t have to change schools. Then, when it was me to stay with her for six weeks in the summer,
we decided I would go back at the end. My mom hired a lawyer, and I had to see a mediator. The court appointed
mediator told me I might have to stay with my dad if that’s what the courts decide. But I knew that I would get to stay
with my mom. Eventually the court made its decision, and I was able to legally be with my mom. Aer that I only saw
my dad at Christmas.

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What doesn't work in Mrs. Slavens'
ineffective memoir?

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Life Always Comes Full Circle

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“Qualities of a Memoir That Works”

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“A memoir is how one remembers one‛s life.”
-Gore Vidal
“The story of your life is not your life. It is
your story.”
-John Barth

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The Outsiders Anticipation Guide
Grade: 8
Subject:Language Arts
Date:9/16/13

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1 There is never a good reason to commit murder.
Yes
No

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2 2. People can always change their
lives if they really want to.
Yes
No

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3 A true friend would never help their
friend commit a crime.
Yes
No

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4 Your best friends should always be your family.
Yes
No

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5 A murderer can be a hero
Yes
No

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6 In most cases, teenagers with good parents have
better behavior than other adolescents.
Yes
No

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7 The more one experiences, the more meaningful
one's life will be when he or she dies.
Yes
No

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8 Problems can usually be solved if they are
communicated.
Yes
No

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9 People make judgments based on looks
Yes
No

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10 Suicide can be a valiant act.
Yes
No

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Elvis
Presley
The
Beatles
Hank
Williams

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Corvair
Madras

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Paul
Newman
Perry Mason

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